The British cutie shared the image with his 4.5 million followers not only to call out the particular troll, but also to show that there is still a lot of ignorance out there in the world. Whomp, whomp.

Unfortunately, this isn't the Lay Me Down singer's first time dealing with the offensive slur. In fact, the 23-year-old revealed back in March that he dealt with bullies in his past, especially as his fellow peers used to call him "f*ggot." Whoa.

Nonetheless, Sam also relayed how he overcame the torment in his youth.

He shared:

"I came out at the end of year seven when I was 11. That shut a lot of the bullies up. I also made friends with some really nice girls and was singing. I'd like to think I was a nice person and people respected me at my school."

Aww!

The talented musician even shared that he was once the victim of a homophobic assault when he first moved to London. How sad.

Regardless, it seems everything is now on the up-and-up for Sam and it appears that the performer is looking to use his recent fame to be a role model for the gay community.

And in a new interview published on Thursday, the college student admitted that she received a ton of hateful messages -- including death and rape threats -- following the crybaby candidate's digital tantrum.

The now-19-year-old explained to The Washington Post that she couldn't have anticipated the kind of backlash she received, saying: